Candlestick



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MARY A. GREELEY, OF OTTUMYVA, IOIVA.

CANDLESTICK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 349,036, dated September 14, 1886.

Application filed May 13, 1586. Serial No. 202,125. (Modchl To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, MARY A. GRERLEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ottumwa, in the county of VVappelo and State of 5 Iowa, have inventedv certain new and useful Improvements in Candlesticks, of which the followingis a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention has for its object to provide a novel and simplified construction in a combined cap and drip-cup having attached thereto an adjustable spring for elevating the candle as it burns; and it also consists in certain novel features in the construction of the same, as will be hereinafter fully'described.

In theaccompanyingdrawings,in which corresponding parts are designated by similar lette'rs, Figure l is a side elevation of the cappiece as applied to the drip-cup. Fig. 2 is a side view of the cap-piece detached, and Fig. 3 represents the cap-piece in perspective.

The tube A has formed at its lower end a receiver, B, surrounding the tube in such a manner that it will receive the waste that may accumulate while the candle is burning.

a represents circular or other shaped holes made in thetube near its upper end, for the purpose of allowing the air to circulate through them, thereby preventing it from becoming heated, as it wouldotherwise do. At a suitable po'sition and upon the exterior surface of said tube are formed and rigidly secured two arms, 0 O, which are bent to form springs, the upper ends terminating in hooks, which are bent downward to enter holes din the cover D, thereby holding the cap-piece firmly within the drip-cup secured to the candlestick. This cap-piece is composed of a band or collar, E, having attached on one side a pivot, e, that enters a hole cut in the cover D, and upon the opposite side of the band a hook, e, which enters another hole inthe cover, for holding it firmly in position upon the band.

To the band or collar E is secured a coiled spring, F, for elevating the candle against the cover D, which is provided with a tube or seat, f, upon which the lower end of the candle rests.

Upon the outer surface of the band E is attached a wire, G, which extends downward on each side of the said spring and terminates in a loop, 9, for receiving the hook f, attached to the lower end of the spring F, for the purpose of engaging the said loop 9, when required, which allows the candle to be inserted within it, after which the spring may be released, allowing the candle to press against the cover D.

In carrying out my invention it will be observed that the drip-cup is first inserted in or over the ordinary tube of a candlestick, and the cap-piece then inserted within the said drip-cup, the springarms being then brought into position, allowing the ends of the hooks to enter the indentations or holes in the cover, thereby firmly locking the parts together, and is ready for use.

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. In a candlestick, the combination of the band E, provided with the hook e and pivot e, for securing the cover D in position, the wire G, terminating in a loop, 9, for receiving the hookf of the spring F, and the seat or tube f upon which the candle rests, as and for the purpose described.

2. ,In a candlestick, the combination of the band E, provided with the wire G and secured rigidly thereto, one end of which terminates into a pivot, e, and the other into a hook, e, for securing the cover D in position, and the spring F, provided with the tubef, for elevat ing the candle against the said cover, as and for the purpose described.

3. In a candlestick, the combination of the drip-cup and tube A with perforations a, the spring-arms O O, the cover D, provided with indentations orh'oles d d, the band E, the spring F, and wire or rod G, as'and for the purpose described.

, 4..In a candlestick, the combination of the drip-cup and tube A, having spring-armsO O, the cover D, provided with indentations or holes (Z d, the band E, the wire or rod G, terminating in a loop, 9, the spring F, and hook f, for engaging said loop, as herein shown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MARY A. GREELEY.

Witnesses:

lVIARY AUGUSTA SooTT, CHARLOTTE S. GRACE.

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